Fitness

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Actor Jason Statham lost 17 pounds with a new training regimen. So what are you waiting for?

January 25th, 2011

By Mike Zimmerman, Photographs by Art Streiber, Posted Date: September 6, 2007 ” He’s a bit lardy, isn’t he?” Jason Statham says in his gritty British voice, chuckling. He’s referring to the man in two pictures he’s holding, a pair of classic “before” shots, one from the front, one from the back. Indeed, the man [...]

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Want great ab’s? Then do your squats!

January 24th, 2011

 Want Great Abs? Then Do Your Squats! Abdominal specialization for athletes? It could happen, but the abs actually have very little potential for strength increases when compared to other muscles like calves. Along with the grip, the abdominals are the least likely to improve with training. Some of these guys can claim all these poundages [...]

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There’s no such thing as toning a muscle

January 18th, 2011

I don’t know who coined the phrase toning your muscles or training to tone your muscles. Every Time someone tells me they what to “tone” I always say “You can’t tone your muscles”.  I usually get this look of bewilderment like I said something sacrilegious.  The truth of the matter is you can build muscle, [...]

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Performing cardio can make you fat.

January 17th, 2011

Cardio Can Make Me Fat? What Are You Talking About? Because extended cardio increases cortisol, those looking to lose weight and lower their stress should stay away from excessive cardio exercise. As Strength and Conditioning expert Charles Poliquin stated in an article on cardio exercise in IronMan Magazine, “I’m utterly convinced that if gym rats [...]

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Garage Gym Miami News

January 15th, 2011

22 Garage Gym Miami clients showed up today to get measured and weighed in for our upcoming 90 Day Challenge. Several more clients are expected to join the challenge so we extended the sign-up deadline to Tuesday 01/18/11. Please note: Tuesday will be the last day you can register for the 90 Challenge so if [...]

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Garage Gym Miami v. The Big Box Gym

January 14th, 2011

THE BIG BOX GYM The average gym member is accustomed to the huge cathedral like buildings of glass and steel erected to the fitness gods. These “big box” gyms are filled with the latest and greatest fitness apparatus known to man. These vast spaces offer amenities like spinning classes, swimming pools, aisles of tread mills, [...]

New Article on the nutrition page

January 10th, 2011

Hey guy’s just posted a new article in the nutrition page check it out and send us some feed back. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Buzz it up Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

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The Dangers of Soy

January 10th, 2011

SOY DANGERS: High levels of phytic acid in soy reduce assimilation of calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc. Phytic acid in soy is not neutralized by ordinary preparation methods such as soaking, sprouting and long, slow cooking. High phytate diets have caused growth problems in children. Trypsin inhibitors in soy interfere with protein digestion and [...]

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The blue pill or the red pill?

January 4th, 2011

In the cult classic film The Matrix, the question of which pill to take illustrates the personal decision to either live in ignorance (bliss) or choose reality, which brings with it a life of struggle. In one of Hollywood’s most memorable scenes Morpheus offers Neo a choice between two pills. The red pill will answer [...]

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Garage Gym girls kick ass once again

January 4th, 2011

Our first workout of 2011 was challenging in true GG fashion. The average was one round today and we only had 3 DNF’s not too bad.